Working papers relating to tramways, trolley buses and electric buses.
Sans titreIncludes papers entitled 'Servants of Business', about the Chairman and General Managers of the North Eastern Railway, as well as a manuscript together with lists, dates and accompanying notes.
Sans titreIncludes manuscript and typed notes on the railway chronology of York; letters; York station history; plans and notes of a route round the two stations and details of the railway offices.
Sans titreIncludes papers on the Boer War and First World War memorials in York. Please see file descriptions for more detailed information.
Sans titreIncludes an A to Z list of York pubs, computer matrix of pubs with landlords, list of licenses and licensing laws from the 13th century to the 20th century, letter against proposals for Monks Cross, and Church Recorders (NADFAS) literature.
Sans titreComplete booklet entitled 'The Last Two Centuries of Brewing in York' with printer's quotes. Also includes copies of the York 'Ale License' 1822 to 1828.
Sans titreThe cuttings relate to the closure of the Tap and Spile and Ackhorne pubs.
Sans titreThe letters relate to pub names and terminology.
Sans titreIncludes exhibition catalogue entitled 'York Silver', Christopher Warner 1978, envelope of copies and notes on Lee's silver; notes by Sessions and lists for Lee's silver publication.
Sans titreMiscellaneous notes mainly regarding silver. Includes several pages of the Hargrove family pedigree and correspondence from Sessions about publication of W. Lee's 'York Silver'.
Sans titreLengthy correspondence and notes about the proposed publication of W. Lee's book on York silver. The correspondence is mainly between Sessions, Lee and W.B. Morrell. Includes attempts to raise funds in 1979 and 1980.
Sans titreIncludes photocopies of 'Charlotte Beebe Wilbour Collection of English Silver' and 'Marks on York Plate', as well as Tennants Catalogue 1997, 'Goldsmiths' Review' 1997-8, photocopies of papers on marks, manuscript checklist of 'York Silversmiths and their works' by W. Lee, C. Warner and E.M. Sessions.
Sans titreThe papers relate to the publication of the 'Directory of York Goldsmiths.'
Sans titreIncludes files relating to the history and development of York Cemetery, such as plans and memorial information, as well as papers regarding the liquidation of the cemetery. Also includes details of monumental inscriptions.
Sans titreIncludes York Cemetery, maps, plans, aerial photograph and isometric plan, as well as headstone and monument designs. Also includes mourning hearse, share certificates (copies) and notes in Hugh Murray's hand.
Sans titreIncludes historical notes; Deed of Settlement 1924; notes on the history of York Cemetery; correspondence; extracts from minute books 1952-1966; list of types of tombs and other notes; Cemetery trail leaflets and papers regarding the chronology of the cemetery.
Sans titreChronology and statistics regarding the cemetery and national burials.
Sans titrePhotocopies of graphs regarding cemetery staffing; and handwritten notes and costs of burials from 1856-1962 (incomplete series).
Sans titreAlphabetical list of people with memorial stones in York Cemetery, with notes by Hugh Murray. Also includes a list of Boer War deaths and additional notes.
Sans titrePhotocopies of 19th century memorial cards and order of service for the funeral of Joyce Galbraith in 2002.
Sans titreIncludes York Cemetery Trust annual reports 1989-1998; meeting papers and cultural programme leaflets.
Sans titreIncludes restoration history magazine cutting; York Cemetery Trust business plan 1994-1996; and guided walks list (undated); as well as maps for walks.
Sans titreMiscellaneous correspondence and photographs relating to York Cemetery.
Sans titreCompiled by David Poole. Section OO.
Sans titreCompiled by David Poole. Section NN.
Sans titreCompiled by David Poole. Sections KK, LL and MM.
Sans titrePapers relating to the liquidation of the cemetery company. Includes copies of correspondence, research notes and newspaper cuttings.
Sans titreResearch notes into the history of the cemetery. Includes copies of correspondence and newspaper cuttings.
Sans titreAlso includes typed extracts from annual reports and additional correspondence.
Sans titreIncludes plans of the cemetery spaces. Arranged by area.
Sans titreIncludes extracts from the minute books.
Sans titreIncludes table of fees and charges. 2 copies.
Sans titreTwo bundles of general correspondence.
Sans titrePapers relating to the York Traffic Act 1753; as well as notes, plans, brochures, press cuttings, correspondence relating to many York buildings, including Naburn Banqueting House, Middlethorpe Hall, Assembly Rooms, 25 Coney Street, St Williams College and Jacobs Well.
Sans titreIncludes details relating to Tanner Row and Toft Green; Coney St, Jubbergate, Mount Villas, Nessgate; St Saviourgate, St Sampsons Square; Castlegate; New Walk and Deansgate.
Sans titreIncludes photocopies of Brierley's architect drawings: Ouse Bridge, Foss Bridge, Adventurers Hall, County Hospital, Bootham Bar, St Helen's Church and Castle Yard. Also includes details relating to other areas, including Haxby, Bulmer, Hovingham, Castle Howard, Harrogate, Sheffield, Doncaster and Kirbymoorside.
Sans titreThe papers primarily relate to Holgate mill, as well as others in York, Skidby and Boroughbridge.
Sans titreBank book of John Young Esq., in account with Beckett & Co., (following on from Swann Clough & Co).
Sans titrePedigrees of owners of Heslington Hall. Includes handwritten notes and press cuttings. The families mentioned are Greame, Lloyd, Bateson, Eymes, Yarburgh, Hesketh, Neville. Also includes a copy of the Heslington Hall chapter from Wheater's Historic Mansion of Yorkshire, 1866.
Sans titreTwo handwritten sets of notes on Gilling Castle, including a copy of Sir William Fairfax Books of Arms of Yorkshire and correspondence relating to 'The Great Chamber of Gilling Castle' by Hugh Murray.
Sans titreIncludes Gilling pedigrees and illustrations; drafts and notes relating to 'The Great Chamber at Gilling Castle' booklet; and illustrations of St. Donat's College, Wales.
Sans titreA number of documents concerning specific York buildings including Estate Agent particulars for 42 and 44 Burton Stone Lane and the Old Rectory, 7a Tanner Row (with an enclosed letter from Edward Waterton asking Hugh Murray if he know about potential buyers) and the Old Manor House, Clifton. Also includes an article on the Tudor House, Stonegate; documents on St Oswald's Hall, Fulford, the Guildhall and a folder of copied photographs from the York Historian of building styles, as well as a bundle of documents and sources about 78 Bootham from 1990 assembled by Hugh Murray to help prevent modification of the house by a developer.
Sans titreSeries of letters and documents relating to the York Housing Association developments of Walmgate. Includes a large Architect's plan of the area and details and photos of 114 Walmgate.
Sans titreNotes and press cuttings relating to Rowntrees, Sessions, Rymers, Cookes, Commerce House football team, Barnitts, Waterworks, Bettys, Maxiprint, Stubbs and York Gas Company.
Sans titrePress cuttings and notes relating to York businesses.
Sans titreHandwritten notes on York buildings.
Sans titreNotes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Bacon; Barstow; Bartram; Bourchier; Britton; Bass; Barton; Brunskill; Braund; Bosworth; Booth; Brett; Bloom; Bridge; Birks; Bowes; Barrington and Bootland.
Sans titreNotes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Brown (including York Department Store Brown's); Brownbridge; Bellerby; Bearbark; Blanshard; Hewley and Baines (sic); Britton and Browne.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Camidge; Coningsby; Clayon; Cave; Calvert; Crichton; Cartwright; Clayton; Chelery; Cotsworth; Copperthwaite and Carter.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Craven; Cooper (including Lord Mayor T P Cooper and Robson and Cooper Saddlers); Chapman; De Burgh; Clifford (Clifford's Tower); Conning and Crombie.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Cole; Clarke; Chapman; Cave; Clarke (Seymour) and Charlton.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Land; Lawton; Leaf and Leng.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Lyndley; Linton; Lund; Leak; Loadman and Lloyd.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: McKay; Moiser (Moyser); Mann; Milward and Milburn.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Pepperdine; Palphramand; Percival and Spence; Prest; Poad; Peckitt; Pier(re)point (two letters to Hugh); Potter; Pritchett and Plows.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Thomas; Tittensor; Tuke; Temple and Todd.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Terry; Telford; Turner; Tate; Thame and Thompson (grocer in Goodramgate).
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Vyner; Waite; Ward; Wintringham; Wormald; Wood; Waller; Wilberforce; Wright; Willsdon; Walker; Warren; Wyman; Wellbeloved; Woodhouse and Wragge.
Sans titreThe correspondence is with the Friends Meeting Houses in York and London.
Sans titreIncludes family trees and associated papers of Dudley; Brown; Haughton; Treasurer's House and Gray's Court families and on reverse Questa; Wilson.
Sans titreNotes and Pedigrees on various York architects and craftsmen.
Sans titreIncludes various handwritten notes and census sheets.
Sans titreOriginal records of John Murray, including correspondence, railway service record, and a speech to the tutorial class at Llangorse, 18 March 1944 on 'The development of Railways in Wales in the 19th century.
Sans titrePublished pedigrees of many York families.The items in this box have been arranged chronologically by Hugh Murray.
Sans titrePedigrees of various families, including some in the Yorkshire area.
Sans titreIncludes details of the Light Railways Act 1896 and Tramway Act 1870, folded plan 1:500 of Micklegate area (c.1960), correspondence with Town Clerk 1879-1980, Hugh's scribbled notes, and additional pieces of correspondence.
Sans titreIncludes the York Corporation Act 1914, images of trolley vehicles, a copy of the book 'Horse Tramways of York', and associated correspondence.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Freemen and strays. Topics include Hob Moor; John Shannon; Rowntree Park; Freemen of England banquet; Freedom Casket; Micklegate Stray; Freemen's rights over city strays; Walmgate Stray; strays and the common land question; freemen's oath; freewomen; and Monk Stray.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Clifton. Includes cuttings on churches, buildings, demolitions, hospital, the Burton Stone, Clifton Green, Clifton Bridge, parish minute book found, house sale adverts, Clifton Court leet, Homestead Park, Ouse Lea, RSPCA dog's home, St Peter's footbridge, trees, footpaths, individuals, Skelton Street demolition, Cross's fish shop, YWCA, bridges and demolitions for the inner ring road.
Sans titreBurton Stone Lane shop development.
Sans titreCarr Lane (picture of the lane).
Sans titreDavygate shopping arcade, development of property.
Sans titreFinkle Street - closure of Jersey Creamery.
Sans titreFulford - tree demolition, birthplace of William Etty, military establishments and details of some historic buildings.
Sans titreGeorge Hudson Street - York's oldest staircase and renaming of the street.
Sans titreGillygate - Salvation Army, historic buildings and development and traffic issues.
Sans titreGrape Lane - street images and development of the area.
Sans titreGrosvenor Terrace - details of an unexploded bomb.
Sans titreHanover Street - housing development.
Sans titreKings Square - demolition issues and development of the square.
Sans titreLady Peckitts Yard - historic development and the spelling of the name.
Sans titreIncludes newspaper cuttings relating to the police, Post Office, and prisons - Askham Grange.
Sans titreRoman York, cuttings regarding York's 1900th anniversary, and various excavations around York featuring discoveries made.
Sans titreEntitled 'Minor Pleasures' and 'Music'.
Sans titreRelating to trams, buses, road vehicles, Viking and Saxon York and York University.
Sans titreIncludes Lowther Street, Marygate, Merchantgate and Minster Gates.
Sans titreIncludes Museum Street, Nessgate, New Street, New Walk, Newgate and North Street.
Sans titreIncludes Nunnery Lane, Ogleforth, Ousegate and Paragon Street.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic prints collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.
The original order of this material has been maintained, and the prints have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic prints collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.
The original order of this material has been maintained, and the prints have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreBlack and white photograph of a map drawn by Dr. William White showing the street as it was in January 1782. Original map can be found in WHI/1.
Marked A5. Hand-drawn by William White.
Format: Black and white print, 12.5x9 cms
Provenance: William White Memorandom Book, York City Archives/Miss Wright